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Redstone are working with a global commodity trading house that are expanding and looking to hire a Regional Operations Manager to oversee trading operations across North America.
Key Responsibilities / Tasks
- Lead the North American Trading Operations team, focused on dry bulk raw materials (coal, coke, cement, and cementitious products)
- Coordinate end-to-end operational and logistics activities including contract execution, shipping, documentation, laytime calculations and trade finance.
- Work closely with trading, chartering, logistics, finance, and compliance teams to ensure timely and efficient end to end trade process.
- Oversee stockpile, terminal and inventory activities across the US and Canada
- Lead a team regional operations staff, providing guidance and leadership to ensure high performance and alignment with company objectives.
- Role reports to the VP of Operations.
Key Qualifications / Experience
- 15+ years of experience in commodity trade operations, with a strong focus on dry bulk products such as raw materials, metals, grains, oilseeds, agricultural, fertilizers etc. (coal, coke, cement and cementitious experience is advantageous but not mandatory).
- Strong and proven experience managing and leading a team/s.
- Deep understanding of shipping, trade documentation, letters of credit, and logistics in the North American market (vessel, truck, rail, barge, terminal).
- Excellent organizational, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
- Located in South Florida or happy to relocate (must have right to work in the USA)